The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-30

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GEORGIA
Marshalville is happy over its new and
first barber shop.
The farmers around Athens call the OK
eyed daisy pest.
Toccoa knights of Honor will have a big
celebration there June l.
Worth county is to have a new court
house, at a cost of 81, $50.
Macon boasts of three brass bands, and
all of them furnish good music.
Summers first bale Of wool was sold there
last Wednesday to Henry Elson, for 2S 3-4c.
per pound.
This week cabs will be introduced in At
lanta to compete with the hacks for public
patronage.
Augusta leads off with the first organiza-
ton of Henry Georges free land society in
Georgia, with 100 members.
An election will be held in Worth county
July to ascertain if the county site will be
removed from Isabella or not
New militia districts have been created in
Brooks and Laurens counties; the former
numbered ], All and the latter lap.
Columbus is to have still another new fac
tory. 1t is TO be two-story brick building
and will be fitted up with 800 looms.
The Atlanta Board of Education has petit
toned Council to appropriate $4,000 for
the building of new high school building.
Willie Young, aged 10, was run over by
freight train at Atlanta Saturday and
lost an arm. He is doing well and likely to
recover.
DR.. D. G. Elder, formerly Of Summer
vile, now of Pond Spring, was married last
Thursday to Miss Ella Glenn, of Pond
Spring.
An Atlanta merchant was fined $50 and
costs by the Recorder the other day for
putting his arm around lady customer in
his store.
The third quarterly conference for the
Swainsboro circuit will be held at SWANS
boro June and 5, the Rev. j. o. A Clark
presiding elder
At the residence of Mrs J. E. Jones,
Americas, on May &c, John P. Stubs and
Miss Alice Jones were married, Judge A. j.
Williams officiating
The case of Martha Carter (colored) vs.
the Georgia railroad, suit for $4,000 dam
ages, has been concluded with verdict Of
$500 for the plaintiff.
Hon. James NJ. Smith, of Crawford, has
a very early variety of oats. In exactly
sixty days from the time they were sown
they were ripe and harvested.
The Southern Farmer of Athens has
been enlarged to thirty-two pages. This
paper is improving with every issue and is
full of interesting news for the farmer.
The track on the Georgia Midland has
been laid past Concord and is within fifteen
miles of the city. The first week in June
will find trains running into the city without
fail.
The garnishment imposed by William
Rosser on the Gate City Guard fund having
been removed, Capt. Burke is refunding
the several amounts paid in by the mem
bers.
The authorities of the Piedmont Fair, At,
lanta, have arranged grand drill for the
uniform divisions of the Knights of Pythias,
in connection with their other military dis
plays
1t is said that Eufaula company is nego-
tiating for the purchase of the steamer Mil
ton ii. Smith with view to running it in
connection with the Columbus and Gulf
Navigation line.
Scruggs mill and Gains mill last Friday
evening. At Scruggs mill the ground was
covered with hail stones as large as the end
Of a mans thumb
Eb. I. Williams, of Augusta, will deliver
an address before the Stephens Literary So
ciety of Stephens High School, Crawford
vile, on the life and character of Hon. A.
II. Stephens, July 8.
The Bibb County Agricultural and Indus
IJldI ASSOC16UlOn dSseu1Dleu aU macon
day for the regular monthly session. Hon
w. A Huff was elected President and H S.
Edwards Secretary and Treasurer.
The Augusta Division of the uniform
rank of the Knights of Pythias have been
invited to Atlanta TO attend the Piedmont
fair next October. They have accepted the
invitation from Vice President Grady.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the commencement of the Eatonton
L.
l. A number OF fine plays have been Sc
: lected and are being rehearsed three times
" each week.
Efforts are being made to secure the par
& don of Sanford L. Pickle, who was senb to
the penitentiary from jackson county five
"A Years ago on seven years sentence for man
slaughter The facts in the case are now
Being considered by the Governor.
On last Saturday evening daughter Of
Zachariah Strange, living about five mile:
below Swalnsboro, about Is years of age
was standing near the milk dairy, and
thunder cloud was approaching, bolt O!
lightning struck her, killing her instantly
Burglars are at work in Americas
Scarcely a night passes that there is not ar
attempt made to burglarize some residenc,
in the city. Nearly dozen burglaries hav,
been committed or attempted within tn,
last two or three weeks, and there is no clue
TO the parties.
d. T. Paulk, Jr., Of Irwin, says the lamt
crop is an average one, but that the loss il
sheep by dogs has been heavy. Quite
number of sheep-killing dogs have beer
poisoned recently and sheep have been sho
dead in the woods by unknown parties, fol-
revenge, it is supposed.
George Kernaghan, livery stable man OF
Augusta, owner of three fine racing horses
was notified by his agent from Brooklyn
Saturday afternoon, who has the horses
with him, that he had sold Jennie B. and
Lizzie Baker for $4,000, Mr.. KeInaghaI
still retains the famous Burch.
The residence of J. d. Wilson, near Pine
vile, was destroyed by fire Thursday morn
ing. The fire is supposed to have originated
from defective hue and burned so rapidly
that few of the effects contained in the
dwelling were saved. II was not stated
whether there was any insurance on the
property or not
Mr.. John w. Hall. of Talbotton, and Mr..
r. l.. Hunter, civil engineer of expert
encc, arrived ut Chipley Saturday on a re-
concordance OF the route of the A. and b. and
W. h. Company, from Talbotton and La
Grange, via Cldpley. They have spent three
days on the mountains crossing, and think
they have practical outlet.
Notarfes commissions were issued Satur.
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